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We know, we know, President Obama has not even taken the oath for his second term and we’re already speculating on who will run to succeed him in 2016. But it’s fun! And you know the potential candidates are at least thinking about it or secretly planning it.

Governor John Kasich has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate. Of course he must win re-election as governor first, but here are five things that would indicate Kasich is laying the groundwork for a White House run.

I seriously doubt it. She’s just smart enough to know what a losing primary or general election campaign will do to her book sales, reality shows, TV appearances, speaking fees, etc.

But, in the event she is not that smart, you’re correct – GOP civil war.

I agree… however… eventually she will become irrelevant enough to where she will have to do something crazy/stupid in the political world. Like run for president. I’m not sure if it will be in 3 years, or further down the road… but I do think it will happen.

Portman’s name has also been floated around as POTUS/VP candidate. However, both men will be old (I think 60+??) and don’t help the GOP’s image problem of old, white men. I’d look for Marco Rubio and potentially Bobby Jindal.

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—The race for the White House will most likely be “wide open” after Hillary Clinton serves her two terms as President, experts agree. “What happens in 2024 is anyone’s guess—and if anyone tells you differently, they’re lying,” says political science professor Davis Logsdon of the University of Minnesota. “The only thing we can say with any certainty is that Hillary Clinton will be elected President by a landslide in 2016 and reelected by an even bigger margin in 2020.”